Stories from Saturday, October 24, 2015

Marion attorney Tonya Alexander recently attended Blytheville's 35th Annual Chili Cook-off to announce that she is seeking the Position 6 office of Circuit Judge for the Second Judicial District. Judge Victor Hill, who will be retiring at the end of this term, currently holds the position. The only other candidate that has announced for the position is Deputy Prosecutor Curtis Walker of Blytheville...

BROCKWELL --The Armorel Tiger basketball teams split a pair of games against Lead Hill in the Bad Boy Mowers Classic at Brockwell Wednesday night with the boys winning their second game in as many nights, 56-30, and the girls dropping their season opener, 33-26...

Friday's Scores The Associated Press Arkansas Baptist 27, Clinton 20 Ashdown 20, Arkadelphia 13 Atkins 35, Mayflower 34 Bald Knob 51, Barton 12 Bauxite 34, Waldron 27 Beebe 42, JA Fair 6 Benton 31, Lake Hamilton 9 Bentonville 55, Rogers 3 Blytheville 33, Batesville 14...

GOSNELL -- What a difference a week makes. One week after making a statement and mercy-ruling the Highland Rebels, the previously unbeaten Gosnell Pirates had the tables turned on them as the Pocahontas Redskins invaded J.W. Rea Field and shutout the host Pirates, 40-0...

Ben Fisher couldn't have asked for a better performance from his Chickasaws. Blytheville jumped out to a 27-0 lead at halftime and handed Batesville its first 5A-East loss, 33-14, Friday night, at Haley Field. "This is huge," Fisher said. "I've been here 16 years and we've only beaten Batesville on the high school level one time other than tonight. It was a huge step for the program."...